Word: walsh
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When order was called again, it became apparent that this time the leaders were not going to bungle into another 103-vote imbroglio. John W. Davis, Alfred E. Smith, Cordell Hull, Frank L. Polk, Thomas J. Walsh, Pat Harrison and the McAdoo leaders had consulted and agreed. At once Harry Flaherty of Nebraska rose and nominated Governor Charles W. Bryan, adding the 14th& to 13 already nominated. One ballot was taken. There were many complimentary votes for favorite sons. But the delegates were aweary, aweary; "they wished that they were dead." To save another roll call, they changed their votes...
Engagement denied. Mrs. J. Borden Harriman; McAdoo campaigner and society authoress, to Thomas J. Walsh, senior U. S. Senator from Montana and Permanent Chairman of the late Democratic National Convention. (The New York Bulletin, Manhattan gum-chewers' journal, scored a "beat" on this news item...
From the platform, Mr. Walsh or another would recite...
...Result of the nth ballot: total number of votes cast, 1,098; necessary for a choice, 732. Totals for this ballot: McAdoo 488½ Smith 336½ Davis of West Virginia 72½ Underwood 46½ Baker 57; Glass 26; Governor Bryan 3; Robinson 21; Ritchie 16½ Saulsbury 6; Owen 2; Walsh of Montana 1; Will Rogers 1; M. A. Coolidge ½ (or perhaps the trailers at the end might be Senator Copeland, Josephus Daniels, the Mayor of New Orleans, of Chicago or of Montpelier). No one having received the required number of votes, the Secretary will call the roll for the nth ballot...
Taggart's Motion. When the 77th was finished, Chairman Walsh recognized Tom Taggart, ex-Senator boss of Indiana. He moved that after the end of that day's balloting, Mr. Walsh and Cordell Hull, Chairman of the National Committee, summon representatives of all the candidates together to work out a solution. Without a dissenting vote, the motion was carried. Immediately Senator King of Utah moved adjournment. That, too, was carried...